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- Dujardin also spelled:
- Du Jardin
- Born:
- Sept. 27, 1622, Amsterdam, Neth.
- Died:
- before Oct. 9, 1678, Venice [Italy]
- Movement / Style:
- Italianate painters
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Dujardin, Karel: Herdsmen Playing Cards by a Ruined Building
Herdsmen Playing Cards by a Ruined Building, oil on canvas by Karel Dujardin, 17th century. 51.5 × 66 cm.
Karel Dujardin
Dutch painter
Also known as: Karel Du Jardin
Karel Dujardin (born Sept. 27, 1622, Amsterdam, Neth.—died before Oct. 9, 1678, Venice [Italy]) was a Dutch Romanist painter and etcher, best known for his spirited representations of Italian peasants and shepherds with their animals.
Dujardin was a son of the painter Guilliam Dujardin. After a trip to Italy, he worked in Amsterdam and The Hague from 1652 until 1674; after that he returned to Rome, where he stayed until shortly before his death. He also painted religious, mythological, and allegorical subjects; genre scenes; and a number of excellent likenesses, notably a large group portrait.
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